Daniel Duchovny

Daniel Miller Duchovny (known as Danny Ducovny; also credited as Daniel Ducovny) is an actor and a director of commercials.

Early life
Duchovny was born in New York City in 1956. He is the son of Amram "Ami" Ducovny (1927–2003), a writer and publicist who worked for the American Jewish Committee, and Margaret "Meg" (née Miller), a school administrator and teacher. He is the first son and the oldest child of three children. He has a younger brother, David (b. 1960) and a younger sister, Laurie (b. 1966). Duchovny's mother is a Scottish immigrant from Whitehills, Aberdeen, Scotland. His father was Jewish, and his mother was Lutheran. His father dropped the h in his last name to avoid the sort of mispronunciations he encountered while serving in the Army. In the Polish language, duchowny means 'clergyman', and in the Ukrainian language it means 'spiritual'. Duchovny's paternal grandfather was a Jewish emigrant from Berdychiv, Ukraine, and Duchovny's paternal grandmother was a Jewish emigrant from Congress Poland (now in Poland).

Career
In 1990, he founded his production company, Cucoloris, with partner Linda Stewart. Before moving into directing commercials and the occasional TV series episode, he had worked on several movies in the camera department.

Filmography
2008 - "Going Down and Out in Beverly Hills" (Californication episode) &mdash; director 1999 - "The Unnatural" &mdash; guest appearance in this The X-Files episode, which was written and directed by his brother David 1994 - "You Make Me Want to Wear Dresses" (Red Shoe Diaries episode) &mdash; director 1988 - Vibes &mdash; New York director of photography 1987 - Tough Guys Don't Dance &mdash; additional photographer 1986 - Jumpin' Jack Flash &mdash; second unit director of photography 1983 - Lillian Gish &mdash; first assistant camera 1982 - The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time! &mdash; Cameraman 1980 - Missing Persons &mdash; director of photography 1980 - Fist of Fear, Touch of Death &mdash; camera operator 1980 - We Are the Guinea Pigs &mdash; assistant camera and second unit camera operator